Writing makes me happy

The other day, making dinner, I felt right. Happy is the word I used for this title, but it was more like feeling complete, correct, satisfied for the day. Later that evening, I talked to my friend and realized that I was delighted to have finished rewriting the script for the Christmas pageant at the church where my husband is serving as interim priest.

I remember the same surprising satisfaction after writing grant proposals, grant reports, posts on the website for my classes, even writing up dreams, or writing notes, a whole stack of thank yous that capture a precise feeling of gratitude. Writing makes it better…